{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-95.019","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 95.019","heading":"Chief of police and police force in urban -county governments and cities to","body":"have common law and statutory powers of constables and sheriffs.\n(1) The chief of police and all members of the police force in urban -county\ngovernments and cities shall possess all of the common law and statutory powers of\nconstables and sheriffs. They may exercise those powers, including the power of\narrest for offenses against the state, anywhere in the county in which the urban -\ncounty government or city is located, but the chief of police and members of the\npolice force in a city shall not be required to police any territory outside of the city\nlimits.\n(2) The chief of police and all members of the police force in all urban -county\ngovernments and cities shall be entitled to the same fees, and the same remedies for\ncollecting them, that are allowed to sheriffs and other officers for similar services,\nbut all fees shall be paid into the urban-county government or city treasury.","path":["KRS Chapter 95"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=43691","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:54Z","sha256":"281a088d879b3074f9279207c6ed1f017f1ce07d3bd5d033c8b6556297c5c750","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-95.018","next":"us-ky/krs-95.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}